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The Ideology of Democratic Athens : (Record no. 171836)
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| fixed length control field | 02475nam a2200205Ia 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 230724s9999 xx 000 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781474466431 |
| Qualifying information | pbk. |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 320.9385 |
| Item number | BAR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Author name | Barbato, Matteo |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Ideology of Democratic Athens : |
| Remainder of title | Institutions, Orators and the Mythical Past / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Matteo Barbato |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Edinburgh : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Edinburgh University Press , |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2022. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xii, 252 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Investigates the construction of democratic ideology in Classical Athens through a study of the social memory of Athens' mythical pastProposes a novel approach to Athenian democratic ideology that opens new frontiers of investigation in ancient history and the social sciencesThe introduction clearly sets out the aims and methodology of the book and its place within the scholarship in ancient history and the social sciencesFour case studies illuminate the impact of Athenian democratic institutions on ideology, myth, and the use of social memoryOffers a long-awaited new interpretation of the Athenian funeral oration for the war deadOffers clear overviews of Athenian democratic institutions (e.g., Assembly, Council, lawcourts) based on the most recent scholarshipProvides up-to-date overviews of several values in Greek thought (e.g., charis, hybris, eugeneia)The debate on Athenian democratic ideology has long been polarised around two extremes. A Marxist tradition views ideology as a cover-up for Athens' internal divisions. Another tradition, sometimes referred to as culturalist, interprets it neutrally as the fixed set of ideas shared by the members of the Athenian community. Matteo Barbato addresses this dichotomy by providing a unitary approach to Athenian democratic ideology. Analysing four different myths from the perspective of the New Institutionalism, he demonstrates that Athenian democratic ideology was a fluid set of ideas, values and beliefs shared by the Athenians as a result of a constant ideological practice influenced by the institutions of the democracy. He shows that this process entailed the active participation of both the mass and the elite and enabled the Athenians to produce multiple and compatible ideas about their community and its mythical past. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Democracy Greece. |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Democracy Greece Athens History To 1500 Case studies. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | English Books |
| Koha item type | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Bill Number | Accession Number | Full call number | Withdrawn status | Lost status | Not for loan | Collection |
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| Reference | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 28/04/2023 | 2555.73 | 3012437 | 340221 | 320.9385 BAR | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS |